Sentence examples for best affection from inspiring English sources

He felt inadequate as her father, but he tried his best: affection, wisdom, reliability, plus not ordering pizza every visit, though tonight he had again caved in.

"Up to a certain point," as Melville wrote in "Bartleby the Scrivener," which is the persistent ghost in "By the Sea," Abdulrazak Gurnah's absorbing new novel, "the thought or sight of misery enlists our best affections; but, in certain special cases, beyond that point it does not".

He could best profess paternal affection from afar and preferred distance to close range.

This is why I believe that the best show of affection that we can make to Marco is by lining up our teams and riders for this race".

The moments that best caught Sydneysiders' affection and respect for the ocean on their doorstep were those where they could speak for themselves.

In a world with such high demand and pressure on each player you need to give them a lot of cariño [a much used Spanish word that best translates into "affection"] but it has to come with hard work.

The best relationships use affection to show love.

The title character, an art professor at a small college, falls foul of a midlife crisis that spurs him to leave home, then fall in love with a woman who turns out to be the object of his best student's affections.

The protagonist, an art professor at a small college, falls foul of a midlife crisis that spurs him to leave home, then fall in love with a woman who turns out to be the object of his best student's affections.

With love and affection and best wishes... " There's no need for an additional gift.

This is true of the best obscenities: they straddle affection, familiarity and offense.